insufficiently
adverb/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli/
/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃntli/
(formal)- to a degree that is not great enough for a particular purpose; not as much as is necessary
- The army was insufficiently strong to make further advances.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInsufficiently is used with these adjectives:- precise
- radical
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